Raymond Claiborne Osborne (September 7, 1933 – March 3, 2011), was a Florida Republican Party politician who served as the first Lieutenant Governor of Florida under the state constitution of 1968. Osborne was the state's first lieutenant governor since 1889. Appointed[1] by Republican Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr., Osborne was sworn in on January 7, 1969, for a term that lasted two years.[2][3]

Ray C. Osborne
Official portrait of Lt. Gov. Osborne
circa 1969–1971
9th Lieutenant Governor of Florida
In office
January 7, 1969 – January 5, 1971
GovernorClaude Roy Kirk
Preceded byMilton H. Mabry
Succeeded byTom Adams
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
In office
1964-1968
Personal details
Born(1933-09-07)September 7, 1933
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, US
DiedMarch 3, 2011(2011-03-03) (aged 77)
Boca Raton, Florida
Political partyRepublican

Born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Osborne graduated from North Carolina State University in 1955. He then served in the United States Army from 1955 to 1957. Osborne graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1961. Osborne moved with his wife to St. Petersburg, Florida. From 1964 to 1968, Osborne served in the Florida House of Representatives, and unsuccessfully ran for the Florida Public Service Commission in 1968. Osborne practiced law for many years in Boca Raton, Florida, until his death in March 2011.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "State Archives of Florida Online Catalog". State Library and Archives of Florida. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
  2. ^ "Filming Florida: Images of the Sunshine State". State Archives of Florida. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
  3. ^ "Portrait of Florida's first Lieutenant Governor William W.J. Kelly". State Archives of Florida. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
  4. ^ "Ray Claiborne Osborne Obituary: View Ray Osborne's Obituary by The Palm Beach Post". Legacy.com. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
Party political offices
First Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Florida
1970
Succeeded by
Mike Thompson
Political offices
Preceded by
Milton H. Mabry
Office abolished
from 1889 to 1969
Lieutenant Governor of Florida
1969–1971
Succeeded by